The Carlton at the Lake
725 West Montrose Avenue, Chicago IL 60613 · (773) 929-1700 · 79.01% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Nick Lata
The Carlton at the Lake is in Chicago, Illinois. This city is one of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the nation with has a total of 2,680,484 people. It looks like this facility is a well below average facility. A score in this range indicates we found some red flags. Fortunately, if you aren't impressed with this facility, there are countless other options available in this city. Despite all this, one of the few highlights of this nursing home's profile is its impressive inspection grade. You can continue reading to find out about inspections and other category grades
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 244 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Limited Liability company
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Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
Although we didn't grade this facility favorably overall, we did give it an excellent score in the area of inspections, where it received an A. Our inspection grades account for several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. You generally want to avoid nursing homes with a list of deficiencies flagged. While this facility had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are ones labeled as categories G through L. This tells you that the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. A few minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
We also awarded this facility a grade of C for our nursing rating. Nursing grades are mostly tied to the facility's nurse staffing. This nursing home averages just 2.7 hours of nursing care per resident each day, but a significant percentage of those hours were provided by registered nurses. This is one of the most highly trained levels of nurses. We apply quite a bit of weight to these skilled nursing hours in calculating our nursing grades. In addition to ranking poorly in terms of nursing hours provided, this facility also lagged behind in certain datapoints that focus on quality of care. This place's nursing rating was pulled down by poor performance in the area of avoiding pressure ulcers. We found that 16.7 percent of this facility's residents sustained pressure ulcers. This is at least double the national average.
Short-term Care Quality
Moving on to the area of short-term care, this nursing home was awarded just a D in this area. Short-term care scores are vital for residents needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates more skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means a vast spectrum of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. Given its weak grade in this area, we weren't surprised to find that this nursing home offers far less physical therapy per resident than the typical facility. The last measure we considered in this area is the number of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that just 32.6 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home, which is well below average. This statistic was damning for this facility's short-term care grade.
Long-term Care Quality
The next area we scored is long-term care. Sadly, it received a lowly F for this category, which is a bottom of the barrel grade. Nursing homes that don't score well in this category often don't provide as much nursing care and also may be struggling in a few of the areas of routine personal care we looked at. After considering the amount of nursing care, we then analyzed the facility's vaccination statistics. Frankly, we were a bit concerned this nursing home vaccinated just 70.08197 percent of its residents against pneumonia. Finally, we looked at the facility's number of hospitalizations. We found that this nursing home fared poorly with 3.11 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days. Sadly, this statistic is nearly twice the national average.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Carlton at the Lake Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This statistic gauges the percentage of long-term stay residents which suffered from new or worsened pressure ulcers. We find that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of the quality of nursing care a facility provides.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This tells you the percent of residents who have had a fall which caused serious injury.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This tells you the percentage of long-term care residents that suffered from urinary tract infections. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a facility's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare between facilities due to reporting standards.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be vital to many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This metric is an indication of the percent of long-term residents who were given antianxiety medication. These medications are typically given to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting symptoms of depression. Some argue that this is a reliable measure of quality of life.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This tells you the percentage of residents who were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This tells you the percentage of residents that required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's may indicate erosion of a patient's health.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility can be a great sign for residents' health.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical well-being of patients.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
This tells you the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This is the percentage of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with ADL's usually correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better